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BBC head wants all iPlayer users to pony up the licence fee

27
Feb
2014

The BBCs budget is getting squeezed, and as such, everyone who uses its service is going to be made to pay up. Lord Hall, the BBCs Director-General, has announced that hes pushing to close the famous iPlayer Loophole, adding around £72 million to the corporations budget. Currently, only Britons who watch live broadcasts on TV or online have to pay the £145.50 annual fee — but around 500,000 homes avoid the charge by only watching shows after theyve aired.

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